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gielgud

/ɡˈilɡəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
giel-gud
IPA
/ɡˈilɡəd/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish Giełgud.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gielguds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gielgud?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈilɡəd/.
What does gielgud mean?
A surname from Polish.
Where does gielgud come from?
It is traced to Polish.

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